URL
abbreviation Computers.
Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the internet.
an address that identifies a particular file on the internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.
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Origin of URL
First recorded in 1990–95
Words nearby URL
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Example sentences from the Web for URL
“Somebody suggested [we give him] a $1,000 baseball signed by Mickey Mantle [in exchange for the URL],” Robinson told me.
Ben Carson’s Bizarrely Serious, Seriously Bizarre Campaign Crew|Olivia Nuzzi|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEASTIts URL now leads web users to a statement from the Vice's editors who say they "apologize to anyone who was hurt or offended."
Eva Chen Named Editor of Lucky Magazine; Vice Fashion Spread Features Literary Suicides|The Fashion Beast Team|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEASTTo get there, says Gawker, you have to download some kind of anonymizing software first and then visit this URL.
British Dictionary definitions for URL
URL
abbreviation for
uniform resource locator; a standardized address of a location on the internet, esp on the World Wide Web
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Scientific definitions for URL
URL
[ yōō′är-ĕl′ ]
Short for Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade).
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Cultural definitions for URL
URL
An abbreviation for Universal Resource Locator, a title that refers to the formal address of a document on the Internet.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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